Australian Death Metal brutes, GUTLESS, have released their debut album, High Impact Violence! The album is available on CD and digital formats via Dark Descent Records. Me Saco Un Ojo is handling vinyl treatment. The cassette edition is available through both labels. Purchase/stream at the following links:
GUTLESS gave us one of 2018’s filthiest demos. Two years later, we saw a split release with Mortal Wound. Now, six years after that demo, we are finally getting the debut album. Strap in; this one is going to be nauseating…
Instantly they cave in your skull with maniacal riffing and unrelenting drum assaults. If you can’t withstand the might of Death Metal, turn back fast. The equally violent vocal attack will seal the deal as the insanity creeps further into the cemetery, searching for prey.
GUTLESS has that perfect blend of old-school savagery while retaining their personality and sound that doesn’t feel like a diluted version of a superior band. Snap-neck rhythms and visceral grinding warfare will certainly have even the seasoned maniac tearing at their flesh in morbid ecstasy as this short but sweet opus erupts pus into their ear canal.
If you need more convincing, take a look at that cover art; reminiscent of the 90s while striking in its own right. You had better believe the album is just as damaging as that brick. Contorting and convulsing into tormenting visions of the macabre, GUTLESS contradicts their name by dragging out your entrails repeatedly across eight indomitable cuts of sadism and brutality. The underground still has plenty of bite down under and these fiends proudly showcase one of the nastiest examples you will hear this year!”
Track Listing:
Bashed And Hemorrhaging
Beyond The Catacombs
Scalpel Obsession
Avalanche Of Viscera
Galvanized
Carved Into Existence
Gore God
Viral Infection
GUTLESS: Joe Steele – Bass Ollie Ballantyne – Drums Tom Caldwell – Guitars/Vocals Allan Stacey – Guitars
2025 U.S. TOUR COMES NINE YEARS AFTER INITIAL CO-HEADLINING TREK
THE MELVINS BRING BACK DOUBLE DRUMMER LINE-UP FEATURING DALE CROVER AND COADY WILLIS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2024 – Napalm Death and the Melvins trek across the U.S. this Spring, joining forces for the next chapter of their legendary “Savage Imperial Death March” tour.
The iconic bands first teamed up in 2016 for a six-week tour. The Melvins brought their unparalleled mix of punk and metal, while Napalm Death delivered their signature ferocious grindcore, delivering an unforgettable experience for fans of intense, boundary-pushing music.
“Napalm Death! Melvins! What a dream! Not only are we looking forward to being on the road with our friends in Napalm Death, but we’re excited to have both Dale and Coady both on drums once again,” Buzz Osborne shares, noting that this is the return of Dale Crover behind the kit following a medical emergency in 2023, and the first time Coady Willis will perform in tandem with Crover since 2016.
The nine-week “Savage Imperial Death March Part II” outing also features an all-star line-up of openers: Weedeater (April 4-May 5), Titan To Tachyons featuring Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn (May 7- 20), The Hard-Ons with Jerry A (May 22-June 7) and Shane Embury’s Dark Sky Burial, who will perform on all dates.
Tickets are on-sale this Friday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. local time, with an exclusive artist pre-sale starting Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. local time (code: Stonerwitch).
“Savage Imperial Death March Part II” tour dates:
April 4 San Diego, CA Music Box April 5 Santa Ana, CA The Observatory April 7 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall April 8 San Jose, CA The Ritz April 10 Los Angeles, CA The Belasco April 12 Las Vegas, NV April 13 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren April 14 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre April 15 El Paso, TX Lowbrow Palace April 17 Dallas, TX The Echo Lounge & Music Hall April 18 Austin, TX Emo’s April 19 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs April 20 Baton Rouge, LA Chelsea’s Live April 21 New Orleans, LA House of Blues New Orleans April 23 Tampa, FL The Orpheum April 24 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room April 25 Orlando, FL The Beacham April 26 Savannah, GA District Live April 27 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade – Heaven Stage April 28 Birmingham, AL Saturn April 29 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club May 1 Charlotte, NC The Underground – Charlotte May 2 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle May 3 Virginia Beach, VA Elevation 27 May 4 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage May 5 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer May 7 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw May 8 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club May 9 Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center May 10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small’s May 11 Cleveland, OH TBA May 12 Detroit, MI Saint Andrew’s Hall May 13 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection May 15 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s May 16 Louisville, KY Mercury Ballroom May 17 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville May 18 St. Louis, MO Red Flag May 19 Chicago, IL Metro May 20 Milwaukee, WI The Rave II May 22 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue – Main room May 23 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s May 24 Kansas City, MO Madrid Theatre May 25 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room May 27 Denver, CO Summit May 29 Salt Lake City, UT Metro Music Hall May 31 Bozeman, MT The ELM June 1 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory Spokane June 2 Seattle, WA The Showbox June 3 Portland, OR Revolution Hall June 4 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre June 6 Reno, NV Virginia Street Brewhouse June 7 Berkeley, CA Cornerstone Berkeley
Napalm Death, photo credit of Napalm Death
Napalm Death are credited as pioneers of the grindcore genre by incorporating elements of crust punk and death metal, using a noise-filled sound that uses heavily distorted, down-tuned guitars, grinding overdrive bass, high-speed tempos, blast beats, and vocals that consist of incomprehensible growls or high-pitched shrieks.
Their music features extremely short songs, fast tempos, and sociopolitical lyrics. Even after exerting an indelible influence on the entire world of heavy music for nearly 40 years, there is still no band on Earth that sounds like Napalm Death. Not just pioneers, but an enduring benchmark for invention and fearlessness in a heavy and experimental music of all kinds, the Birmingham legends are still hurtling forward at full pelt.
The Melvins, photo credit: Chris Casella
The Melvins are one of modern music’s most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington, the group – founded by vocalist/guitarist Buzz Osborne, with drummer Dale Crover joining a year later – has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music, forming a new subgenre all their own. Over their 40-plus-year career, they’ve released more than 30 original albums, numerous live records, and far too many to count singles and rarities.
Recent releases include 2024’s Tarantula Heart, an album that Osborne wrote songs based on a series of improvisational live sessions, the six-song 2022 Bad Mood Rising, and Five Legged Dog (2021), an ambitious 36-track acoustic collection that reimagines their heaviest songs alongside covers of their favorite artists.
Midwest death machine CASKETROBBERY has posted the official music video for their newest single, “The Lacryphagist.” The song marks the band’s first new material since their 2022 album, Rituals of Death.
Vocalist Megan Orvold–Scheider comments on the song, “I had so much fun writing for ‘The Lacryphagist’. When we decided it was finally time to sit down and begin writing for the next release, we came up with a really awesome concept and this is a really cool piece of the puzzle. Initially, I got inspired by the stories of Victorian tear vials and I loved the idea of this creature that feeds off of human tears and collects them in various states of emotion. We were able to put in some really grotesque imagery into both the lyrics and the video we shot. I think this single shows our natural next progression as a band and our writing; lyrically getting darker while staying true to our tongue-in-cheek horror vibes that we have so much fun with. We cannot wait to hear what you all think of ‘The Lacryphagist.’”
CASKET ROBBERY is celebrating the release of “The Lacryphagist” with an exclusive giveaway for their legions of fans. To enter the “Take Their Eyes” giveaway, fans need to submit a photo of their eyeballs, which will be used in the next CASKETROBBERY video. The winner will receive a Lacryphagist T-shirt, a signed flag, and the prop eyeballs used in “The Lacryphagist” music video, along with two tickets and meet & greet passes to an upcoming CASKET ROBBERY show.
Brace yourself for a chilling journey through an album that tells the harrowing story of demonic possession and mind control.
Tales of Woe, the album from Dutch black metal band CODEX MORTIS, tells about an evil spirit that tortures a man through demonic possession and mind control. With horrific visions of its previous victims, the evil spirit tries to turn the man into a murderer. The man escapes its hold by taking his own life, as a desperate attempt to end the circle of terror…
CODEX MORTIS has unveiled part of this chilling narrative with the album’s first single, “Capricious Disembodied Villain.” Watch the lyric video at youtu.be/gI4nDC1Y3F8?si=ESTXiu81IwZr6GSq
Black Lion Records will release Tales of Woe on June 21. Pre-order/pre-save the album at snd.click/Codexmortis
In Tales of Woe, a harrowing history filled with injustice, agony, violence, and death unfolds as a tortured soul, the antagonist of the story, finds itself in an undying state, compelled to inflict suffering and death upon others trying to undo its own misery. It describes the troubles of its latest victim, the protagonist, as he is possessed and haunted by horrid visions.
Track-list:
Forsaken
Capricious Disembodied Villain
Chosen
Trenched in Blood
Fire Screams and Death
It Dies with Me
The album was mixed and mastered by Björnström Ljud & Produktion. Artwork by Vladimir ‘Smerdulak’ Chebakov.
CODEX MORTIS; Vocals by Dirk Willems Lyrics by Jos Schilder Drums by Michiel van der Plicht Guitars by Arjan van Dune Bass by Mathieu Westerveld
CODEX MORTIS is a Dutch Black Death Metal band with explosive and hypnotic skull-crushing music that will haunt you into the afterlife. Incorporating the influences of the 90s, CODEX MORTIS crafts a sonic landscape characterized by ferocious speed and an abyssal depth, with each arrangement a relentless devouring sound.
May 8 Santa Cruz, CA @ Blue Lagoon May 9 Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55 May 10 Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room May 11 Las Vegas, NV @ Sinwave May 12 Salt Lake City, UT @ Ace’s High Saloom May 14 Cheyenne WY @ Ernie November May 15 Denver CO @ HQ May 16 Lincoln NE @ Cosmic Eye May 17 Sioux Falls SD @ Remedy May 18 Des Moines IA @ Lefty’s May 19 Milwaukee WI @ Milwaukee Metal Fest May 21 Indianapolis IN @ Black Circle May 22 Knoxville TN @ The Brickyard T May 23 Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern May 24 Atlanta GA @ Boggs May 25 Raleigh NC @ Kings May 26 Norfolk VA @ The Annex May 28 Brooklyn NY @ The Meadows May 29 Boston MA @ Sonia May 30 Bensalem PA @ Broken Goblet May 31 Pittsburgh PA @ Spirit Club June 1 Cincinnati OH @ Legends June 2 Cleveland OH @ No Class June 5 Little Rock, AK @ White Water Tavern June 6 Dallas TX @ Red Blood Club June 7 San Antonio TX @ The Rock Box June 8 Houston TX @ The Secret Group June 9 Austin TX @ Parish June 11 Albuquerque NM @ The Launchpad June 12 Scottsdale, AZ @ Pub Rock Live June 13 Los Angeles CA @ The Echo June 14 Oakland CA @ Eli’s Mile High June 15 Portland OR @ Dantes June 16 Seattle WA @ Madame Lou’s
SIX FEET UNDER will unleash their pulverizing fourteenth studio album, Killing For Revenge, on May 10th through Metal Blade Records.
From the opening moments of first single, “Know-Nothing Ingrate,” which kicks off the record, it’s immediately clear that SIX FEET UNDER focused their energies into something that’s as brutal, lyrically visceral, and musically dazzling as one would hope for from the ground-breaking Tampa-bred death metal. Killing For Revenge, a gnarly beast of a record that’s not for the faint-hearted, dishes up nightmare-inducing imagery courtesy of frontman Chris Barnes via the vocalist’s trademark guttural vocals. Both the album title and darkly detailed red-hued album cover by artist Vince Locke are perfect containers for the brutality within.
“I chose the title Killing For Revenge after we completed writing and noticed that all the lyrics and storylines had a common theme of revenge. Revenge by human or revenge by nature,” Barnes says. “The album title describes the flow of the stories within the lyrics perfectly.”
Watch a lyric video for SIX FEET UNDER’s “Know-Nothing Ingrate” at THIS LOCATION.
Killing For Revenge marks the second album that Barnes and guitarist Jack Owen (ex-Cannibal Corpse) have created together since reuniting for 2020’s Nightmares Of The Decomposed. Owen also produced Killing For Revenge. “We worked well together in Cannibal Corpse,” recalls Barnes. “I loved him to death as a friend and a musician, so I’m really comfortable giving him the reins because I just have such great respect for him as an artist.”
The songs on Killing For Revenge dive headfirst into subjects that are as gleefully vile, graphic, and downright grotesque as you might dream of from a Barnes/Owen project. After all, the two men were vital cogs in the Cannibal Corpse band that released such delightfully offensive death metal classics as Butchered At Birth and Tomb Of The Mutilated. SIX FEET UNDER also recorded a cover of Nazareth’s “Hair Of The Dog,” which appears on all formats of Killing For Revenge with the exception of vinyl.
As a first preview of the record, today the band unveils “Know-Nothing Ingrate.” Notes Owen, “This music was written early in the writing process. Wanting to keep the aggression of a prior SIX FEET UNDER song like ‘Amputator,’ I wrote music in the style of early Dark Angel or Kreator, who always had cool driving drumbeats. I had all the riffs in my head as I wrote the drums in a couple hours. Lyrically, I kicked around a phrase that fit the stop parts throughout the song. After coming up with ‘Know-Nothing Ingrate,’ the lyrics wrote themselves. It’s basically about online trolls who voice their uneducated and unnecessarily spiteful review of any artist’s output. You’re entitled to your opinion, and I’m entitled to mine.”
SIX FEET UNDER was initially formed as a side project for Barnes during his final years with the band that he co-founded, Cannibal Corpse. It became the frontman’s sole focus in 1995, coinciding with the release of their debut, Haunted. Only Barnes remains from SIX FEET UNDER’s original incarnation, but the quality has remained remarkably consistent. The current lineup of Barnes, guitarists Owen and Ray Suhy, bassist Jeff Hughell, and drummer Marco Pitruzzella make for a devastating unit.
Killing For Revenge, which features a guest appearance by guitarist Jason Suecof on “Neanderthal,” was mixed and mastered by Chaz Najjar at Badlands Recording in Denver, Colorado. The record will be released on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
180g Black (US) Clear w/ Red Bloodshot (US) 180g Black (EU) Crusted Blood Marbled (EU) Khaki Brown Marbled (EU – Ltd. 300) Blood Red Splatter (EU – Ltd. 300) Gold “Black Dust” (EU – Ltd. 200)
West Coast deathgrind icons CATTLEDECAPITATION will co-headline this year’s edition of the Chaos & Carnage Tour alongside Carnifex. The journey runs from April 30th through May 26th with additional support provided by the band’s Metal Blade labelmates, Rivers Of Nihil and The ZenithPassage, as well as Humanity’s Last Breath, Vitriol, and Face Yourself.
Comments CATTLE DECAPITATION’s Travis Ryan, “Excited to be back out on the road in the good ol’ US of A, this time co-headlining the Chaos & Carnage Tour with our hometown homies Carnifex along with a slew of great bands making this one hell of a stacked lineup!”
Tickets for the Chaos & Carnage Tour 2024 are on sale now with VIP upgrades available for purchase on Friday, January 19th at 10:00am local time at chaosandcarnage.com.
CATTLE DECAPITATION: Chaos & Carnage 2024 w/ Carnifex, Rivers Of Nihil, Humanity’s Last Breath, The Zenith Passage, Vitriol, Face Yourself: 4/30/2024 Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 5/02/2024 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 5/03/2024 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 5/04/2024 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX 5/06/2024 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL 5/08/2024 Brooklyn Bowl – Nashville, TN 5/10/2024 The Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY 5/11/2024 Reverb – Reading, PA 5/12/2024 The Palladium – Worcester, MA 5/14/2024 Sharkey’s Event Center – Liverpool, NY 5/15/2024 Preserving Underground – New Kensington, PA 5/16/2024 King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH 5/17/2024 The Crofoot – Pontiac, MI 5/18/2024 WC Social Club – West Chicago, IL 5/20/2024 The Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO 5/23/2024 The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA 5/24/2024 The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA 5/25/2024 House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA 5/26/2024 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
CATTLE DECAPITATION released their critically lauded tenth studio album, Terrasite, in 2023 via Metal Blade Records. Terrasite is an album that constantly shifts dynamics and demands a variety of emotional responses. The record crushed Billboard charts upon its first week of release, earning the #2 position on the Current Hard Music Albums chart, #3 on the Current Independent Albums chart, #4 on the Rock Albums chart and more and appeared on multiple Year End lists both stateside and abroad.
Terrasite features artwork by longtime collaborator Wes Benscoter (Vader, Kreator, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy), was produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Allegaeon), and includes Dis Pater of Midnight Odyssey handling piano and synths.
Produced by industry veterans Jason Malhoyt of Imperial Artist Management and JJ Cassiere of renowned booking agency 33 And West, the Chaos & Carnage Tour is now in its fifth year. It has become a flagstone in the extreme metal scene, known for showcasing the very best big-name, acclaimed acts from the world of heavy music while supporting incredible new guard artists by providing them with a platform to play in front of larger crowds. Previous years have featured the likes of Dying Fetus, Suicide Silence, Lorna Shore, Whitechapel, Aborted, Revocation, and more, with most shows selling out in advance.
Lethal Scissor Records is proud to welcome TWEEDLEDEAD to the label’s roster.
TWEEDLEDEAD is a new extreme metal entity from Italy. Intertwining elements from a vast swath of extreme music genres, from death metal, grindcore to black metal, and everything in between, the project masterfully crafts an eclectic sound that breaks down many generic barriers or borders.
TWEEDLEDEAD‘s debut album, “Infernotes”, will be released on November 22nd 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records.
The first single, “Remains“, is now streaming at THIS LOCATION.
With a musical background dating back to the 90’s and with musical experiences in both death and black metal bands (Sepolcral, Misos), TWEEDLEDEAD is a very conceptual project and which exists within its own universe. TWEEDLEADED expresses himself in a multi-faceted manner, but above all close to his lyrical and conceptual ideas. It is a story, a vision with an analytical eye towards the current social drift and the decline of modern civilisation, which has roots in ancient times.
The dynamic sound, a striking as well as glowing amalgam of everything extreme, is explored in very contrasting and distinct ways. The music is both a study of the intricacies of extreme metal as well as an exploration in how far certain typical elements can be stretched and pushed in new directions.
For fans of: Misery Index, Lock Up, Cattle Decapitation, Dyscarnate
New Orleans’ favorite extreme metal alchemists, GOATWHORE, today confirm another US live takeover! The Fall headlining run, which commences on November 3rd in Little Rock, Arkansas, will wind its way through twenty cities through the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest, drawing to a close on November 26th in Pensacola, Florida. Support will be provided by Withered and Spiter. The journey follows the band’s tour supporting Eyehategod, currently underway.
Comments guitarist/vocalist Sammy Duet, “I am stoked to be touring with our brothers in Withered and the maniacs in Spiter. See all you hellrats on the road in November.”
Tickets for all shows are on sale now. See all confirmed dates below.
GOATWHORE w/ Withered, Spiter: 11/03/2023 Revolution Music Room – Little Rock, AR 11/04/2023 Black Circle Brewing – Indianapolis, IN 11/05/2023 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL 11/07/2023 Blind Pig – Ann Arbor, MI 11/08/2023 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH 11/09/2023 Song And Dance – Syracuse, NY 11/10/2023 Space Ballroom – Hamden, CT 11/11/2023 Angel City Music Hall – Manchester, NH 11/12/2023 Dingbatz – Clifton, NJ 11/14/2023 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY 11/15/2023 Broken Goblet Brewing – Bensalem, PA 11/16/2023 Metro Gallery – Baltimore, MD 11/17/2023 The Loud – Huntington, WV 11/18/2023 Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC 11/19/2023 Asheville Music Hall – Asheville, NC 11/20/2023 New Brookland Tavern – Columbia, SC 11/21/2023 The Earl – Atlanta, GA 11/24/2023 Conduit – Orlando, FL 11/25/2023 Orpheum – Tampa, FL 11/26/2023 The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL
Angels Hung From The Arches Of Heaven is available on CD, digitally, and LP on multiple color variants. Preview and purchase yours today at:metalblade.com/goatwhore.
Watch the band’s videos for “Born Of Satan’s Flesh” HERE and the title track HERE.
West Coast deathgrind practitioners CATTLEDECAPITATION are pleased to announce their Terrasitic Infestation North American headlining tour! The Fall run will commence on November 10th in Santa Ana, California and make its way through over two-dozen cities, coming to a close on December 16th on the band’s home turf of San Diego, California. Support will be provided by Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, and Castrator.
Comments CATTLE DECAPITATION vocalist TravisRyan, “Stoked to announce our first headlining tour since the Death At Last Tour last year. The Terrasitic Infestation Tour will be crawling all over the USA with a couple dates in Eastern Canada and we’re honored to bring Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, and Castrator with us! We’ll see you all there!”
Local presale begins on Thursday, August 10th at 10:00am local time. General on sale date is Friday, August 11th at 10:00am local time at the CATTLEDECAPITATION website HERE. Find VIP Experiences HERE.
CATTLE DECAPITATION: Travis Ryan – vocals Josh Elmore – lead guitar Belisario Dimuzio – rhythm guitar Olivier Pinard – bass David McGraw – drums
CATTLE DECAPITATION w/ Immolation, Sanguisugabogg, Castrator: 11/10/2023 The Observatorygg – Santa Ana, CA 11/11/2023 The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ 11/12/2023 Rock House Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX 11/14/2023 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 11/15/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 11/16/2023 Vibes Event Center – San Antonio, TX 11/18/2023 Chelsea’s Live – Baton Rouge, LA 11/20/2023 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA * No Immolation 11/21/2023 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL 11/22/2023 The Abbey – Orlando, FL 11/24/2023 Hanger 1819 – Greensboro, NC 11/25/2023 Peabody’s Nightclub – Virginia Beach, VA 11/27/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 11/28/2023 Brooklyn Bowl – Philadelphia, PA 11/29/2023 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA 11/30/2023 Warsaw – Brooklyn, NY 12/01/2023 Beanfield Theatre – Montreal, QC 12/02/2023 Opera House – Toronto, ON 12/04/2023 St Andrews Hall – Detroit, MI 12/05/2023 House Of Blues – Chicago, IL 12/06/2023 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN 12/08/2023 Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO 12/09/2023 Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT 12/10/2023 The Shredder – Boise, ID 12/11/2023 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA 12/12/2023 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR 12/14/2023 Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA 12/15/2023 The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA 12/16/2023 Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
CATTLE DECAPITATION will be touring in support of Terrasite, their herculean tenth studio album released in May via Metal Blade Records.
Terrasite, which features the artwork by longtime collaborator Wes Benscoter (Vader, Kreator, Bloodbath, Hypocrisy), was produced by Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Allegaeon) and includes Dis Pater of Midnight Odyssey handling piano and synths.
Watch the band’s videos for “We Eat Our Young” HERE, “Scourge Of The Offspring” HERE, and “A Photic Doom” HERE.
Destruction reigns this November when the MassDestruction Metal Fest returns to Atlanta, GA. This year’s lineup threatens to be the heaviest to date, with appearances by Coven, Immolation, Autopsy, Pig Destroyer, Incantation, and more.
The fest runs November 3 – 5 at The Loft @ Center Stage in Atlanta. Check out the teaser video at this location.
Fest organizer Cody Martin comments on this year’s event:
“Mass Destruction Metal Fest started as a passion project to bring genre pioneers and the old guard along with fresh new bands to Atlanta, and some rare international treats that wouldn’t make it to our city otherwise. We’re now into our sixth year and have held true to that ethos.”
“This year we booked one of my all-time favorite bands, Autopsy! It’s unreal to be in contact with Chris (Drums/Vocals–who also had a stint in a ‘lil ole band named DEATH!) and then have him reach out ecstatic with the news of us booking Coven. It truly is magical when the bands are just as excited as the promoters who are just as excited as the fans.”
“We host Mass Destruction Metal Fest at The Loft @ Center Stage, which we feel allows for a more intimate experience for diehard fans and bands. You’re almost guaranteed to see one of the guys from Immolation or Incantation hanging around the venue before their sets. You’ll see some of the younger guys in bands that played the first day going ape-shit in the pit for Autopsy the following day. Atlanta is THE place to be the first weekend of each November.”
The daily lineups for Mass Destruction VI are as follows:
Midwest death machine CASKET ROBBERY is once again hitting the road in support of their latest album, Rituals of Death.
The first leg of the tour kicks off in July, followed by a string of dates with St. Louis-based symphonic deathcore band ABADDONIA. Tour dates are as follows:
July 6th – Detroit, MI at Sanctuary Detroit July 7th – Lakewood, OH at The Foundry Concert Club July 8th – Menomonie, WI at The Mabel Tainter
CASKET ROBBERY/ABADDONIA SUMMER TOUR August 10th – Portage, WI* at Studio 301 August 11th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem August 12th – Rhinelander, WI* at Project Mayhem – Patreon Member Meet August 13th – Chicago, IL at Cobra Lounge August 14th – Louisville, KY at Mag Bar August 15th – Chesapeake, VA at Riffhouse Pub August 16th – Harrisburg, PA at JB Lovedraft’s Micro Pub August 17th – Dayton, OH at Blind Bobs August 18th – Indianapolis, IN at Black Circle August 19th – Battle Creek, MI* at Michigan Metal Fest *No Abaddonia
This tour comes on the heels of CASKETROBBERY‘s blistering performance at the reincarnated Milwaukee Metal Fest. Check out video footage from their set below.
Emerging from the darkest and most desolate areas of the Midwest, CASKET ROBBERY creates its own signature style of death metal by infusing horror and occult themes. Their trademark huge riffs and unstoppable grooves create the unrelenting, brutally catchy, and eerie sound that only CASKET ROBBERY is known for. Death metal with a wink.
CASKET ROBBERY’s intense, high-energy shows have quickly surfaced a die-hard following. They continue to show a relentless work ethic and dedication to their fanbase. After the release of their debut album CASKET ROBBERY has toured the United States continually, hitting large festivals like Full Terror Assault and Milwaukee Summerfest. CASKET ROBBERY has shared the stage with Cannibal Corpse, Jungle Rot, Psycroptic, Immolation, and more. Your unrelenting nightmare has just begun.
The new sonic chapter for MUTUAL HOSTILITY continues, with the US death metallers today unveiling the brutal new single “Lie In Wait”. Stream it HERE.
MUTUAL HOSTILITY will be releasing their new album, “Inhuman Anguish”, on June 28th 2023 via Lethal Scissor Records, making it the band’s debut to the label. Toilet Ov Hell premiered the first single “Faces in the Walls” at THIS LOCATION.
Following the good feedback received for the “Sacred Propaganda” EP, MUTUAL HOSTILITY waste no time continuing their attack and return with their first full-length. The band have thankfully made no great changes to their juggernaut sound. Dynamic, utterly crushing, immediately memorable, the band’s death metal stick to its guns without de-escalating the branded frenetic motion and interminable aggression.
Drawing inspiration from bands such as Suffocation, Deicide and Gorguts, MUTUAL HOSTILITY create a sound distinctly modern but with an appreciation for the old school death metal legends, all executed with near surgical meticulousness.
Line-up: Dan Gates – Guitars, Bass Adam Rogers – Vocals Eric Frabotta – drums
MUTUAL HOSTILITY is a death metal band formed in January of 2020 in Northeast Ohio, USA. Merging many metal genres into the fold, Adam Rogers (vocals), Dan Gates (guitars & bass) and Eric Frabotta (drums) offer a blend of hostility and intensity. Most of 2020 was spent writing and recording at each others home during the pandemic shutdown. Soon after the band released a lyric video for the song “Pyramid of Hate” which gained some momentum and eventually led up to the EP titled “Sacred Propaganda” being released in November 2020 on the Cult of Parthenope record label. In 2022 nine new tracks were written and recorded for the first full-length album.
More US and Canadian Dates w/ Gorgatron, Massacre + Loud As Hell Festival w/ Jungle Rot, Incite, Necronomicon, The Convalescence
Narcotic Wasteland is excited to announce that they will be hitting the road this June for their “Don’t Meth With Texas Tour”, which will see the death thrashers performing four show dates starting on June 22nd in Denton, and rolling through Houston, Fort Worth and wrapping up on June 25th in Corpus Christi, TX.
Following the Texas tour, the band will be beginning their West Coast leg of summer touring with Gorgatron and pushing north to Canada for a performance at Loud As Hell Fest in Drumheller, AB with Jungle Rot, Incite, Necronomicon, The Convalescence and more. They will then continue across the Canadian lands for the month of August that will wrap up with three special dates with Flordia death metal legends Massacre in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa. All dates are listed below, with more to be announced.
2023 is going to be an exciting year for Narcotic Wasteland, not only is the band hitting the road they are will also in the works of releasing their third yet-to-be-titled album via Mega Force Records. So far they have unleashed three singles “Morality and the Wasp”, “The Best Times Have Passed” and “Victims of the Algorithm” to give fans a taste of their forthcoming mosh pit of terror. For their third full-length, the band worked once again with engineer and producer Erik Schultek who produced the band’s self-titled debut album. The band’s 2023 album will be the follow-up to their sophomore full-length 2017’s “Delirium Tremens”.
Sex, Lies & DNA Tour. Special guests – Gorgatron and Tegmentum **only selected dates: July 28 – Long Beach, CA – Supply & Demand ** July 30 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge ** July 31 – Portland, OR – Twilight Aug 01 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon Aug 04 – Columbia Falls, MT – The Silver Bullet Bar Aug 05 – Drumheller, AB – Loud As Hell Fest Aug 09 – Winnipeg, MB – Bulldog Event Center Aug 10 – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirates Pub Aug 11 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar Aug 12 – Menomonie, WI – Zymurgy Brewing
Arizona thrash metallers INCITE will support Cavalera on the Morbid Devastation Fall 2023 Tour! The journey begins August 29th in Albuquerque, New Mexico and makes its way through over three dozen cities, coming to a close on October 18th in Los Angeles, California.
Comments INCITE vocalist Richie Cavalera, “We’re beyond stoked for this tour, to be playing with legends every night is a true honor. Hella fired up to be a part of history!”
Additional support for the tour will be provided by Exhumed. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21st at 10:00am local time. See all confirmed dates below.
INCITE w/ Cavalera, Exhumed: 8/29/2023 Revel – Albuquerque, NM 8/31/2023 Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK 9/01/2023 Granada Theater – Dallas, TX 9/02/2023 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA 9/03/2023 Saturn – Birmingham, AL 9/05/2023 Madison Theatre – Covington, KY 9/06/2023 The Concourse – Knoxville, TN 9/08/2023 The King Of Clubs – Columbus, OH 9/09/2023 Full Terror Open Air – Cave-In-Rock, IL (Festival) 9/10/2023 Delmar Hall – St. Louis, MO 9/12/2023 Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO 9/14/2023 Rialto Theatre – Tucson, AZ 9/15/2023 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ 9/16/2023 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA 9/18/2023 RockHouse Bar & Grill – El Paso, TX 9/19/2023 Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX 9/20/2023 House of Blues – Houston, TX 9/21/2023 Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL 9/22/2023 Beacham Theater – Orlando, FL 9/23/2023 Terminal West – Atlanta, GA 9/25/2023 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 9/26/2023 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ 9/27/2023 Irving Plaza – New York, NY 9/28/2023 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA 9/29/2023 Reverb – Reading, PA 9/30/2023 Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA 10/01/2023 Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI 10/02/2023 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN 10/05/2023 Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA 10/06/2023 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE 10/07/2023 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO 10/08/2023 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT 10/10/2023 The Crocodile – Seattle, WA 10/11/2023 Treefort Music Hall – Boise, ID 10/12/2023 Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR 10/14/2023 Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA 10/15/2023 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA 10/17/2023 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV 10/18/2023 The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA
INCITE released their Wake Up Dead full-length last Spring via Atomic Fire Records. With Wake Up Dead, INCITE jettisons the extraneous bloat of slicker bands in favor of authentic grit and determination, consistently churning out “headbanging riffs with concussive force (Kerrang).” The very spirit and attitude of heavy music culture, courses through the veins of the INCITE collective. Over the course of five albums — The Slaughter (2009), All Out War (2012), Up In Hell (2014), Oppression (2016), and Built To Destroy (2019) — the band has cemented their reputation as one of America’s leading groove armadas, heavily hitting home with their blend of old-school thrash majesty, frantic aggression, melody, and skill. Written over the course of several bouts of feverish inspiration throughout the pandemic, with recording duties again handled by legendary producer Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Everytime I Die), Wake Up Dead delivers in the most relentless way possible.
INCITE’s Wake Up Dead is available on CD, LP, and digital formats. Find ordering options at THIS LOCATION. Watch the band’s previously released videos for “Deadbeat” HERE, “Mental Destruction” video HERE, and “War Soup” (feat. Max Cavalera) HERE.
Time To Kill Records is proud to announce the signing of Istanbul, Türkiye’s extreme metal stalwarts EXNUN.
The band is currently putting the finishing touches to new material, which will be released in 2023.
The foundations of EXNUN were laid by bassist and vocalist Can Temiz in 2018 as a project that blends many different genres of metal on the axis of hardcore punk and death metal. In 2019, their first album “Decomposition Of An Infant Soul” was released. The album drew a lot of attention in the Turkish local scene and was critically acclaimed by the Turkish reviewers. One of the songs from the album, “Rape of God” was chosen by the Canadian YouTube channel Banger TV viewers to be the theme song for the Banger TV show “Overkill Global” by a landslide
The band took its final form with the participation of Ozan Çam (Kozmik Yıkım) on guitars and vocals in 2019, Ersin Çağlayan (Radical Noise) on guitars and vocals in 2020, and Aberrant Engin (Burial Invocation, Diabolizer) on drums in 2021.
Stay tuned to Time To Kill Recordsand the band’s socials for details on the upcoming release and other activities in 2023.
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